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Archaeological Dig Unearths 1,000 Human Teeth

A local dentist probably flushed the molars down the toilet or discarded them with his trash

Suspected Nazi Camp Guard Deported to Germany

Fourteen years after being stripped of his citizenship, Germany finally takes in Jakiw Palij, who was trained by the SS at Trawniki

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Nanotechnology Preserves Sunken Ships

Researchers used tiny magnetic particles to remove the iron ions responsible for the wooden vessel’s decay

Actual Combat Footage of the Battle of the Philippines Sea

Relive the aerial dogfights and naval clashes of the Battle of the Philippines Sea, thanks to stunning color footage. It is a visual record of the battle that underlined U.S. superiority in the Pacific

Code Name: Venona

At the height of the Cold War, America’s most secretive counterespionage effort set out to crack unbreakable ciphers

Archaeological Dig Unearths 1,000 Human Teeth — Archaeological Dig Unearths 1,000 Human Teeth

A local dentist probably flushed the molars down the toilet or discarded them with his trash

Suspected Nazi Camp Guard Deported to Germany — Suspected Nazi Camp Guard Deported to Germany

Fourteen years after being stripped of his citizenship, Germany finally takes in Jakiw Palij, who was trained by the SS at Trawniki

Barnstorming America — Barnstorming America

How a fiery preacher and a maverick Army general took the nation by storm

A New Founding Mother — A New Founding Mother

Just-discovered letters herald the significance of an unsung Revolutionary woman, Julia Rush

Nanotechnology Preserves Sunken Ships — Nanotechnology Preserves Sunken Ships

Researchers used tiny magnetic particles to remove the iron ions responsible for the wooden vessel’s decay

Actual Combat Footage of the Battle of the Philippines Sea — Actual Combat Footage of the Battle of the Philippines Sea

Relive the aerial dogfights and naval clashes of the Battle of the Philippines Sea, thanks to stunning color footage. It is a visual record of the battle that underlined U.S. superiority in the Pacific

Code Name: Venona — Code Name: Venona

At the height of the Cold War, America’s most secretive counterespionage effort set out to crack unbreakable ciphers

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